de.cismet.tools.gui

Class StaticSwingTools

java.lang.Object

de.cismet.tools.gui.StaticSwingTools

public class StaticSwingTools
extends Object

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$Revision$, $Date$

Author:

thorsten.hell@cismet.de

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StaticSwingTools()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	centerWindowOnScreen(Window w) Centers a Window instance on the screen on which the mouse pointer is located.
static File	chooseFile(String currentDirectoryPath, boolean isSaveDialog, String[] allowedFileExtension, String fileExtensionDescription, Component parent) Opens a JFileChooser with a filter for the given file extensions and checks if the chosen file has the right extension.
static File	chooseFileWithMultipleFilters(String currentDirectoryPath, boolean isSaveDialog, String[] allowedFileExtension, String[] fileExtensionDescription, Component parent) Opens a JFileChooser with a filter for the given file extensions and checks if the chosen file has the right extension.
static void	decorateWithFixedAutoCompleteDecorator(JComboBox cbo) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	doClickButtonOnKeyStroke(JButton button, KeyStroke keyStroke, JRootPane rootPane) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	enableSliderToolTips(JSlider slider, MessageFormat format, double factor) Adds a change listener to the given slider which ensures that the current value of the slider is permanently shown in the tooltip.
static <T extends Component> T	findSpecificParentComponent(Container c, Class<T> clazz) DOCUMENT ME!
static Rectangle	getCenterBoundsForComponent(Component c) Determines the bounds of a component to centers it on the screen on which the mouse pointer is located.
static Rectangle	getComponentsExtent(Component... components) DOCUMENT ME!
static Frame	getFirstParentFrame(Component c) DOCUMENT ME!
static String	getLinkFromDropEvent(DropTargetDropEvent dtde) DOCUMENT ME!
static Frame	getParentFrame(Component c) DOCUMENT ME!
static Frame	getParentFrame(Component c, boolean first) DOCUMENT ME!
static Component	getParentFrameIfNotNull(Component c) Returns the parent frame of the given component or the given component if there is no parent frame.
static void	hideToolTip(JComponent comp) Hides a component's tooltip.
static void	jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextAddTab(JTabbedPane tabPane, String text, Icon icon, JComponent comp) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextAddTab(JTabbedPane tabPane, String text, JComponent comp) DOCUMENT ME!
static JTabbedPane	jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextCreator(int tabPlacement) DOCUMENT ME!
static JTabbedPane	jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextCreator(int tabPlacement, int tabLayoutPolicy) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText(JTabbedPane tabPane, String text, Icon icon, Color textColor, JComponent comp) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText(JTabbedPane tabPane, String text, Icon icon, JComponent comp) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText(JTabbedPane tabPane, String text, JComponent comp) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	jTableScrollToVisible(JTable table, int rowIndex, int vColIndex) From The Java Developers Almanac.
static void	jTreeCollapseAllNodes(JTree tree) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	jTreeExpandAllNodes(JTree tree) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	jTreeExpandAllNodesAndScroll2Last(JTree tree) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	postToolTip(JComponent comp) Shows a component's tooltip.
static void	setNiftyScrollBars(JScrollPane sPane) DOCUMENT ME!
static void	showDialog(Component parent, JDialog dialog, boolean isRelativeToParentFrame) Shows given dialog centered relative to the given parent.
static void	showDialog(JDialog dialog) Shows given dialog centered relative to its parent frame.
static void	showDialog(JDialog dialog, boolean isRelativeToParentFrame) Shows given dialog centered relative to its parent frame.
static void	tryPackingMyParentDialog(Component component) Calls pack() on a parent JDialog if available.
static void	tweakUI() A Method to make UIManger.put comands configurable via a json file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StaticSwingTools

public StaticSwingTools()

Method Detail

jTreeExpandAllNodes

public static void jTreeExpandAllNodes(JTree tree)

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tree - DOCUMENT ME!

jTreeExpandAllNodesAndScroll2Last

public static void jTreeExpandAllNodesAndScroll2Last(JTree tree)

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Parameters:

tree - DOCUMENT ME!

jTreeCollapseAllNodes

public static void jTreeCollapseAllNodes(JTree tree)

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Parameters:

tree - DOCUMENT ME!

doClickButtonOnKeyStroke

public static void doClickButtonOnKeyStroke(JButton button,
                                            KeyStroke keyStroke,
                                            JRootPane rootPane)

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button - DOCUMENT ME!

keyStroke - DOCUMENT ME!

rootPane - DOCUMENT ME!

findSpecificParentComponent

public static <T extends Component> T findSpecificParentComponent(Container c,
                                                                  Class<T> clazz)

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T - DOCUMENT ME!

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c - DOCUMENT ME!

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jTableScrollToVisible

public static void jTableScrollToVisible(JTable table,
                                         int rowIndex,
                                         int vColIndex)

From The Java Developers Almanac.

Parameters:

table - DOCUMENT ME!

rowIndex - DOCUMENT ME!

vColIndex - DOCUMENT ME!

getLinkFromDropEvent

public static String getLinkFromDropEvent(DropTargetDropEvent dtde)

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dtde - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextAddTab

public static void jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextAddTab(JTabbedPane tabPane,
                                                     String text,
                                                     JComponent comp)

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tabPane - DOCUMENT ME!

text - DOCUMENT ME!

comp - DOCUMENT ME!

jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextAddTab

public static void jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextAddTab(JTabbedPane tabPane,
                                                     String text,
                                                     Icon icon,
                                                     JComponent comp)

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tabPane - DOCUMENT ME!

text - DOCUMENT ME!

icon - DOCUMENT ME!

comp - DOCUMENT ME!

jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText

public static void jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText(JTabbedPane tabPane,
                                                         String text,
                                                         JComponent comp)

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tabPane - DOCUMENT ME!

text - DOCUMENT ME!

comp - DOCUMENT ME!

jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText

public static void jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText(JTabbedPane tabPane,
                                                         String text,
                                                         Icon icon,
                                                         JComponent comp)

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tabPane - DOCUMENT ME!

text - DOCUMENT ME!

icon - DOCUMENT ME!

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jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText

public static void jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextSetNewText(JTabbedPane tabPane,
                                                         String text,
                                                         Icon icon,
                                                         Color textColor,
                                                         JComponent comp)

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tabPane - DOCUMENT ME!

text - DOCUMENT ME!

icon - DOCUMENT ME!

textColor - DOCUMENT ME!

comp - DOCUMENT ME!

jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextCreator

public static JTabbedPane jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextCreator(int tabPlacement)

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Returns:

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jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextCreator

public static JTabbedPane jTabbedPaneWithVerticalTextCreator(int tabPlacement,
                                                             int tabLayoutPolicy)

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Returns:

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setNiftyScrollBars

public static void setNiftyScrollBars(JScrollPane sPane)

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Parameters:

sPane - DOCUMENT ME!

getFirstParentFrame

public static Frame getFirstParentFrame(Component c)

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c - DOCUMENT ME!

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getParentFrame

public static Frame getParentFrame(Component c)

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c - DOCUMENT ME!

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getParentFrame

public static Frame getParentFrame(Component c,
                                   boolean first)

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Returns:

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getParentFrameIfNotNull

public static Component getParentFrameIfNotNull(Component c)

Returns the parent frame of the given component or the given component if there is no parent frame.

Parameters:

c - component whose parent frame shall be determined

Returns:

parent frame or c if there is no parent frame

getComponentsExtent

public static Rectangle getComponentsExtent(Component... components)

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components - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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showDialog

public static void showDialog(Component parent,
                              JDialog dialog,
                              boolean isRelativeToParentFrame)

Shows given dialog centered relative to the given parent.

Parameters:

parent - dialog parent

dialog - dialog

isRelativeToParentFrame - true if the dialog shall be centered relative to the parent frame (determined by the given parent), false otherwise

centerWindowOnScreen

public static void centerWindowOnScreen(Window w)

Centers a Window instance on the screen on which the mouse pointer is located.

Parameters:

w - window instance to be centered

getCenterBoundsForComponent

public static Rectangle getCenterBoundsForComponent(Component c)

Determines the bounds of a component to centers it on the screen on which the mouse pointer is located.

Parameters:

c - Component instance to be centered

Returns:

The bounds of the component

showDialog

public static void showDialog(JDialog dialog)

Shows given dialog centered relative to its parent frame.

Parameters:

dialog - dialog

showDialog

public static void showDialog(JDialog dialog,
                              boolean isRelativeToParentFrame)

Shows given dialog centered relative to its parent frame.

Parameters:

dialog - dialog

isRelativeToParentFrame - true if the dialog shall be centered relative to the parent frame (determined by the given parent), false if it shall be centered relative to its parent

tryPackingMyParentDialog

public static void tryPackingMyParentDialog(Component component)

Calls pack() on a parent JDialog if available. Very useful to resize JDialogs from an embedded JPanel.

Parameters:

component - The component from which a parent JDialog is searched.

enableSliderToolTips

public static void enableSliderToolTips(JSlider slider,
                                        MessageFormat format,
                                        double factor)

Adds a change listener to the given slider which ensures that the current value of the slider is permanently shown in the tooltip. Found here: http://www.jroller.com/santhosh/entry/tooltips_can_say_more

Parameters:

slider - The slider to modify.

format - The format to be used to print the value (e. g. "Percentage: {0,number,#0.0}%").

factor - A factor for the value. E. g. if the slider allows sliding between 0 and 1000 but we want to show the percentage, we have to multiply the value by 0.1D. Set to Double.NaN if it shouldn't be used.

postToolTip

public static void postToolTip(JComponent comp)

Shows a component's tooltip.

Parameters:

comp - The component whose tooltip shall appear.

hideToolTip

public static void hideToolTip(JComponent comp)

Hides a component's tooltip.

Parameters:

comp - The component whose tooltip shall disappear.

decorateWithFixedAutoCompleteDecorator

public static void decorateWithFixedAutoCompleteDecorator(JComboBox cbo)

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tweakUI

public static void tweakUI()

A Method to make UIManger.put comands configurable via a json file.

The json File has to placed to /de/cismet/tools/gui/uitweaks.json.

An example json file can be found on GitHub.

chooseFile

public static File chooseFile(String currentDirectoryPath,
                              boolean isSaveDialog,
                              String[] allowedFileExtension,
                              String fileExtensionDescription,
                              Component parent)

Opens a JFileChooser with a filter for the given file extensions and checks if the chosen file has the right extension. If not the first right extension is added.

Parameters:

currentDirectoryPath - The currebnt path that should be shown in the dialog

isSaveDialog - True, if a save dialog should be shown. Otherwise a open dialog will be shown

allowedFileExtension - all allowed file extensions or null, if every extension should be allowed

fileExtensionDescription - The description of the file extension.

parent - the parent component of the dialog

Returns:

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chooseFileWithMultipleFilters

public static File chooseFileWithMultipleFilters(String currentDirectoryPath,
                                                 boolean isSaveDialog,
                                                 String[] allowedFileExtension,
                                                 String[] fileExtensionDescription,
                                                 Component parent)

Opens a JFileChooser with a filter for the given file extensions and checks if the chosen file has the right extension. If not the first right extension is added.

Parameters:

currentDirectoryPath - The currebnt path that should be shown in the dialog

isSaveDialog - True, if a save dialog should be shown. Otherwise a open dialog will be shown

allowedFileExtension - all allowed file extensions or null, if every extension should be allowed

fileExtensionDescription - The descriptions for the allowed file extensions.

parent - the parent component of the dialog

Returns:

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